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Emmanuel Macron to push French 'alternative' on Pacific trip
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Emmanuel Macron to push French ‘alternative’ on Pacific trip

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron travels to the southwest Pacific next week offering a “French alternative” to a region marked by rising China-US tensions, his office…

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Papua New Guinea PM James Marape touches PM Modi's feet
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Papua New Guinea PM James Marape touches PM Modi’s feet

NEW DELHI: In an exemplary gesture of respect, Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape touched the feet of PM Narendra Modi, who arrived in…

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Envy in Papua New Guinea as Chinese money pours in
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Envy in Papua New Guinea as Chinese money pours in

PORT MORESBY: In Papua New Guinea‘s capital, shanty towns without electricity or water that surround modern high-rise buildings are soon to be joined by a…

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Joe Biden’s Papua New Guinea trip to coincide with PM Modi’s in May | India News
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Joe Biden’s Papua New Guinea trip to coincide with PM Modi’s in May | India News

NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden will visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the Pacific on May 22, on his way to Australia for the…

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Papua New Guinea: At least four dead, hundreds of homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake
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Papua New Guinea: At least four dead, hundreds of homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake

SYDNEY: At least four people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in a remote area of northern Papua New Guinea, an official said…

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7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS
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7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS

SYDNEY: A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday, toppling a few homes but with no immediate…

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Usgs: Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS
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Usgs: Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

SYDNEY: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami…

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